For over a decade, Dan Buettner, holder of three world records in endurance
bicycling, has been conducting a research with the help of experts into “Blue
Zones” – places in the world with the longest life expectancy, disability-free
life expectancy, or a concentration of persons over 100. You will find Japan’s
Okinawa district, Sardinia’s mountainous regions, Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula,
and more. During their research, Buettner and his team discovered that all of
the inhabitants of these zones share similar dietary habit, which do not include
counting calories or taking vitamins.

After analyzing over 150 dietary studies from the last ten years, Dan and his
team found the most common dietary habits in people who live to be over 100. The
following 14 tips came straight from the mouths of these centennials, so you may
want to take heed.

Flowers are some of nature’s most wonderful creations – they usually look
amazing, most of them emit very pleasing scents, and best of all, they’re where
honey comes from! We use them for decoration, as romantic gestures and to
signify freedom and love (the 60’s “Flower Children”). Not all flowers are the
same, some have very unique patterns, some bloom very rarely and some don’t even
look like flowers at all. Join me on a trip to discover the strangest and
prettiest flowers from around the world.

American ghost orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii) is a leafless orchid that grows in
the Bahamas, Cuba and Florida. The plants anchor themselves on trees and the
roots themselves are photosynthetic.